The Book of Execution: An Encyclopedia of Methods of Judicial Execution

Geoffrey Abbott

ISBN 10: 0747245819 / ISBN 13: 9780747245810

Published by Headline Book Publishing, London, UK, 1995

About this Item

Headline Book Publishing, London, UK. 1995. Softcover/Mass Market Paperback. 3rd Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; scant edgewear. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 436 pp 12mo. From the gruesomely familiar to the grisly and bizarre, this unique encyclopedia provides the most comprehensive history ever published of the "art" of execution -- the ultimate penalty. Details the many ingenious and seemingly incomprehensible means used through history, including the more familiar guillotine, stoning, and crucifixion, such less-known acts as sewing a victim into the belly of a dead animal, and such "modern" methods as lethal injection and the electric chair. Black-and-white illustrations. A clean very presentable copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Book of Execution: An Encyclopedia of Methods of Judicial Execution
• Publisher: Headline Book Publishing, London, UK
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0747245819
• ISBN 13: 9780747245810
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 3rd Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Medical/Human Nature/Psychology
  • Police/Sheriff/Law Enforcement/Crime/Murder

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Synopsis

From the gruesomely familiar to the grisly and bizarre, this unique encyclopedia provides the most comprehensive history ever published of the "art" of execution -- the ultimate penalty. Details the many ingenious and seemingly incomprehensible means used through history, including the more familiar guillotine, stoning, and crucifixion, such less-known acts as sewing a victim into the belly of a dead animal, and such "modern" methods as lethal injection and the electric chair. Black-and-white illustrations.